Welder Helper

Welder Helper Job Highlights

Company Profile

Strike Group is a leading energy service and construction company supporting the oil and gas industry throughout the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

Job Profile

The company is looking to hire a Welder Helper who will assist skilled tradespersons and perform labour activities in and around the Fabrication Shop.

Educational Qualification

• No education level is mentioned, yet having a basic education will be a plus

Work Experience

• possess 3+ months of fabrication/construction/general labor experience
• 1st or 2nd year welding apprentice (preferred)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Cleans workpieces to remove impurities, such as slag, rust, and grease, using a wire brush, portable grinder, hand scraper, or chemical solutions.
• Connects hoses from hand torch to oxygen and fuel gas cylinders or connects cables from power source to electrode holder and workpiece or fixture.
• Lifts, moves and holds, or clamps workpieces to table, into jigs, or into position as directed, manually or by using hoist, pry bars, wrenches, hammer, and wedges.
• May attach grappling equipment to objects preparatory to movement by crane
• Performs any combination of the following duties to assist workers in welding, brazing, and thermal and arc cutting activities: Moves and gathers workpieces (pipe materials), sets up pipe, helps fir spools, and interprets acorn drawings.
• Removes, tags or marks, and moves finished work.
• Starts gasoline engine to activate electric generators

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to interpret acorn drawings
• Comfortable working outdoors
• Developed analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Exemplary professional verbal and written communication skills
• Familiar with construction methods, techniques, and labour requirements and how they apply to construction projects
• Proactively seeks and accomplishes tasks that lead to a safe, efficient, and productive work environment

Other Qualifications

• Ability to work with others to achieve job goals
• Able to work outdoors with a current zoom boom ticket
• Current/valid driver’s license
• Must pass pre-employment alcohol and drug test
• Read, write and communicate using the English language sufficient to perform job functions (other preferences will be given for special language skills where there is a business need)

Benefits/Perks

• The company offers comprehensive benefits, competitive wages, and opportunities for career growth.

Employer’s Statement

Strike Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.